2015/08/17

Book Review:
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan

Title: The Gracekeepers
Author: Kirsty Logan
Published: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 293
Rating: 5/5


Summary:
Callanish is a Gracekeeper, exiled and haunted by her past, administrator of laying the dead to rest in the depths of the ocean. North is a performer and a part of a traveling floating circus, along with her bear. When they cross paths, their lives changes forever.


Review:
I had really high expectations for this book and I was not the least bit disappointed. It actually kind of blew me away. The writing in this is simple but beautiful, which I appreciate. It's a calm sort of poetry, and it doesn't feel forced.

The story of this book is utterly enticing as well as the world this is set in. What I loved most though, was reading about the characters and discovering their stories. I felt like enough was revealed along the way to keep you guessing, but the characters still kept their mystery.

There's quite a lot of side-characters in this and on occasion you get to read from their perspective - sometimes I find that annoying or distracting, but in this book it was done beautifully, and complimented the story very well.

I just absolutely loved this book. It's definitely a new favorite. I'm not sure if it's a book for everyone, but if you like circuses, magical realism and beautiful writing, you should read this.


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